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15 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, May 1, 2009 It's Mother's Day all week at Michaels Michaels, North America's largest arts and crafts specialty retailer with more than 1,000 U.S. and Canada stores, including Oakville, will host a week of free Mother's Day events. Starting Saturday, families and kids of all ages can make personalized gifts, ranging from picture frames, decorated T-shirts, jewelry, cards to paper flower bouquets to give to mom on Mother's Day. All events are free. The event runs from May 2-9 and includes other workshops for gifts such as keepsake corsages, keepsake plates and coupon books moms can redeem with her kids for chores and favours. "We know families are very busy and these free workshops will give them an easy, convenient and inexpensive way to make Mother's Day special on any budget," said Michaels' Chief Marketing Officer Stuart Aitken. "Our customer survey showed that more than 90 per cent of people said a thoughtful, handmade gift would be valued, and moms especially treasure gifts made for them by their children." The week wraps up with a Decorate a Cookie with Mom event from 1-4p.m. Michaels is located at Dorval Crossing at 200 North Service Rd. W. For more information and a complete schedule of the Mother's Day events, visit http://www.michaels.com/mothersday. The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Yard Waste Collection Yard waste is collected every other week, on the same day as your garbage. Come Sail Away ... in support of Habitat for Humanity Halton Afternoon Luncheon & Cruise Saturday, June 27th 12:30 p.m. boarding Tickets $65/person Evening Dinner & Cruise Friday, June 26th 6:30 p.m. boarding Tickets $79/person Saturday, June 27th 6:30 p.m. boarding Including Fireworks Tickets $89/person Acceptable yard waste materials Leaves Sticks & twigs Tree trimmings Decorative cornstalks Pumpkins Fallen fruit from trees Yard and garden trimmings Enjoy a buffet meal and live entertainment while sailing the Empire Sandy on Lake Ontario out of Bronte Harbour Not accepted In partnership with the Kinette Club of Oakville Call Habitat for Humanity Halton today to reserve your ticket! 905-637-4446 or 866-314-4344 Grass clippings Tree stumps Sod, soil, and rocks Clay Plastic shopping or garbage bags Only use paper yard waste bags or open, reusable, rigid containers labelled yard waste. If using a reusable, rigid container, you can drill holes in the bottom of the yard waste container for drainage. Yard waste labels are available at no charge from Halton Region. Call Halton Region between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday by dialing 311or 905-825-6000 or 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) or TTY 905827-9833. Containers may have a capacity up to 125 L (27 imperial gallons) and weigh no more than 23 kg (50 lbs). Yard waste in cardboard boxes, Blue Boxes, GreenCarts or plastic bags will not be collected. Brush must be tied in bundles no larger than 1.2 m x 0.6 m (4 ft x 2 ft) wide, with branches a maximum of 7.5 cm (3 inches in diameter). Grasscycling Grass clippings are not accepted with yard waste for collection. Please "grasscycle" by leaving grass clippings on your lawn after mowing. Grass clippings are approximately 80 per cent water and will decompose quickly, releasing valuable nutrients back into the soil. your lawn care. 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 010509